97 candles for jazz musician
In the 1930s, people danced in New Orleans nightclubs to the sweet and melodic jazz of Creole singer and trumpeter Lionel Ferbos.
Now they sit at tables and sip cocktails, watching the 97-year-old perform as one of the city’s oldest working jazz musicians. He performs regularly at French Quarter clubs and has appeared at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival annually since its beginning in 1970.
A birthday celebration is planned for Ferbos tonight at the Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro.
“He plays the most beautiful melody, and his singing, it’s straight from the 1920s,” said Brian O’Connell, a clarinet player who has performed with Ferbos for the last 12 years.
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